CHINA-XINJIANG: SECURITY CONTROLS HEIGHTENED
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Radio Free Asia reported on June 29, 2017, that a new notice issued on June 27, 2017, orders all residents of Xinjiang to hand in all digital devices for “checking” at local police stations by Aug. 1, as part of an operation targeting “terrorist videos.”
The notice, issued to residents of Urumqi’s Baoshan district said
"According to the requirements of stability maintenance measures, the Baoshan community district will be carrying out a specific anti-terrorist videos operation. Please would all residents and business owners of the district submit their personal ID cards, cell phones, external drives, portable hard drives, notebook computers and media storage cards and any similar devices to our district police post for registration and scanning by Aug. 1, 2017." The notice warned that "Anyone who fails to submit the above devices and content by the stated time will be dealt with according to the relevant national law, should any problems arise." A Han Chinese officer at the Baoshan district police station confirmed the directive, saying it was to “check and clean up illegal audio-video content. As long as you are a Chinese citizen, it is your obligation to cooperate with us, under the necessity of stability maintenance.”
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